Who is the fastest defensive tackle in the 2022 NFL Draft?
The defensive tackle class this year was perhaps the fastest ever, led by Tariqious Tisdale who ran a 4.64 second 40 yard dash at his pro day.
We have verified 40 yard dash times from 161 interior defensive linemen in the 2022 class, including athletes from every level of college football.
As with every other position, a few notable d-linemen didn’t run a 40 yard dash at either the combine or their pro day. These players will not be considered in this article, most notably Phidarian Mathis. He wasn’t expected to make this list regardless.
This list includes combine results and all pro day results from the 2022 cycle.
The fastest verified times are:
1st – Tariqious Tisdale, Ole Miss
40 Time: 4.64
Height: 6’5″
Weight: 285 pounds
Other Athletic Measurables: 20 bench reps, 30.5″ Vertical, 116″ Broad Jump, 7.56 cone drill, 4.84 shuttle
Division of Football: D1 FBS
Measured At: Pro Day
2nd – Marcus Moore, Utah State
40 Time: 4.75
Height: 6’3″
Weight: 280 pounds
Other Athletic Measurables: 32 bench reps, 34.5″ Vertical, 118″ Broad Jump, 7.53 cone drill, 4.53 shuttle
Division of Football: D1 FBS
Measured At: Pro Day
T-3rd – Devonte Wyatt, Georgia
40 Time: 4.77
Height: 6’3″
Weight: 305 pounds
Other Athletic Measurables: 29″ Vertical, 111″ Broad Jump, 7.45 cone drill, 4.63 shuttle
Division of Football: D1 FBS
Measured At: NFL Combine
T-3rd – Sam Okuayinonu, Maryland
40 Time: 4.77
Height: 6’1″
Weight: 270 pounds
Other Athletic Measurables: 31 bench reps, 35.5″ Vertical, 123″ Broad Jump, 7.48 cone drill, 4.58 shuttle
Division of Football: D1 FBS
Measured At: Pro Day
T-5th – Jordan Davis, Georgia
40 Time: 4.78
Height: 6’6″
Weight: 340 pounds
Other Athletic Measurables: 32″ Vertical, 123″ Broad Jump
Division of Football: D1 FBS
Measured At: NFL Combine
Additional Note: Still the most insane time of the entire draft class given his weight, as you’ll see in the chart below
T-5th – Jabari Ellis, South Carolina
40 Time: 4.78
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 280 pounds
Other Athletic Measurables: 28 bench reps, 27″ Vertical, 112″ Broad Jump, 7.69 cone drill, 4.70 shuttle
Division of Football: D1 FBS
Measured At: Pro Day
7th – Keyshon Camp, Pittsburgh
40 Time: 4.81
Height: 6’3″
Weight: 285 pounds
Other Athletic Measurables: 27 bench reps, 31.5″ Vertical, 110″ Broad Jump, 7.80 cone drill, 4.81 shuttle
Division of Football: D1 FBS
Measured At: Pro Day
8th – Eric Johnson, Missouri State
40 Time: 4.87
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 300 pounds
Other Athletic Measurables: 20 bench reps, 27.5″ Vertical, 107″ Broad Jump, 7.58 cone drill, 4.66 shuttle
Division of Football: D1 FCS
Measured At: Pro Day
T-9th – Logan Hall, Houston
40 Time: 4.88
Height: 6’6″
Weight: 285 pounds
Other Athletic Measurables: 25 bench reps, 30″ Vertical, 105″ Broad Jump, 7.25 cone drill, 4.44 shuttle
Division of Football: D1 FBS
Measured At: NFL Combine
T-9th – Josh Greenwood, Brockport
40 Time: 4.88
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 285 pounds
Other Athletic Measurables: 23 bench reps, 31.5″ Vertical, 114″ Broad Jump
Division of Football: D3
Measured At: Pro Day
Fastest DTs Visualization
The chart above shows all the interior defensive linemen in the class. The most well known d-linemen are depicted by their school’s logo, including Jordan Davis, Devonte Wyatt, Travis Jones, DeMarvin Leal, Perrion Winfrey, Logan Hall, Eyioma Uwazurike, Matthew Butler, DJ Davidson, Thomas Booker, Eric Johnson, Otito Ogbonnia, Neil Farrell Jr., Haskell Garrett, Zach Carter, Chris Hinton, Marquan McCall and John Ridgeway
The further to the top left, the better. As is indicated by the green and red shading. As weight goes up, you tend to get slower 40 times. You can easily see how absurd the athleticism of Jordan Davis and Travis Jones is.
Every red dot is a prospect other than the traditional top prospects.
Click here to check out our official 2022 draft defensive tackle rankings.
